NEW DELHI: Several members of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday asked the government to immediately stop "misleading" advertisements to promote tobacco, liquor and other products, while citing an alarming number of deaths due to cancer and other diseases associated with the consumption of such intoxicants.

They were speaking on the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced in the Upper House earlier during the day. The bill proposes to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends.

BJP's Sanjay Seth said it has been seen that people from different walks of life -- be it a man, woman or children -- have started using tobacco and related products and because of which cancer, heart and lung diseases are on the rise.

According to a report o

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